{"id":2383,"date":"2014-06-26T15:31:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T19:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2014-06-26T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T02:05:05","slug":"garlic-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/garlic-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic what?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s always fun to find something new and fleeting at the farm stand. So when I came across garlic scapes<\/a> last week — I grabbed a bagful. A garlic scape is the flower stalk of the garlic bulb. They are harvested so that the garlic plant focuses on bulb growth, not reproduction :). They are tender and garlicky but the flavor is not as strong as the bulb. And here in the Mid-Atlantic, they are an early June treat (a little late this year I think) — so you gotta get ’em when you see ’em!<\/p>\n

I’ve never used them before, but the nice lady at the farmstand suggested making pesto with them. So I googled around and found an approachable recipe <\/a>over on Dorie Greenspan’s blog. But of COURSE I didn’t have the nuts she used, so I had to experiment a little. Oh my goodness — this stuff is GOOD. I ate it with a spoon. I smeared it on crackers. I smeared it on crackers with the olive cheese<\/a>. I made a shrimp “scampi” with it. I made a pomegranate molasses vinaigrette with it.<\/p>\n

\"SAMSUNG\"<\/a>Garlic Scape and Pistachio Pesto<\/strong>
\nAdapted from a recipe by Dorie Greenspan<\/p>\n

10 garlic scapes, roughly chopped
\n1\/4 cup shredded Parmesan (I used the bagged stuff)
\n1\/4 cup roasted, salted pistachios
\nAbout 1\/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
\nFreshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n

Whir the scapes, Parmesan, pistachios, and half of the olive oil in the food processor until well blended and finely ground. Add a grind or two of black pepper. Slowly add the remainder of the oil — watching the texture closely — you might not need all of it. If it’s a little too thick — add a little more oil. I used my mini food-processor, so I ended up with a fairly “rustic” texture (pictured below, left). A couple of days later, I doubled the recipe in my full-size food processor and ended up with a much finer texture (pictured below, right). Both were scrumptious.<\/p>\n

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If you don’t eat it all immediately, store in the fridge with plastic wrap pressed on the surface. Should be fine for a couple of days, but any longer than that, you need to freeze it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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